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The 69.4 percent graduation rate originally reported by CPS for the 2013-14 school year – which Mayor Rahm Emanuel had called a record high for the district – was lowered to 66.3 percent. The three previous years' graduation rates also were dropped an average of more than 2 points each year.
Chicago Public Schools officials say they've approved a $5.25 million deal for the sale of a former elementary school.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool said he's not discouraged by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's opposition to a nearly $500 million bailout of the financially-strapped school district.
The first day of school is supposed to be full of wonder and excitement for students. But for many special needs kids, it was anything but. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
Chicago Public Schools announced that it has record attendance numbers on the first day of school on Tuesday.
It's back to class today for 400,000 students at the Chicago Public Schools, and the new year is bringing a new bell time for some students, and plenty of controversy for the cash-strapped district.
On Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools will open their doors for the first day of classes, but make sure to check your school's schedules. Dozens of schools changed their start times to reduce transportation costs.
The hunger strike continues over the future direction of Dyett High School in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood.
Protesters have said Dyett was the only open-enrollment high school for the nearby Kenwood, Oakland, and Bronzeville neighborhoods.
Past and present Chicago Public School officials agree talk of possible bankruptcy is way off-base, and the state needs to take a more concrete role in easing the system's pension crisis, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
A group of South Side parents and activists have begun their ninth day of a hunger strike, as they demand the Chicago Board of Education accept their plan to turn Dyett High School into a global leadership and green technology academy.
Governor Rauner says his latest plan would freeze property taxes statewide for two years. It doesn't include term limits or voter redistricting but he says it does help Chicago Public Schools.
Parents and community leaders on the South Side have taken a drastic step as they promote their vision for the future of a Washington Park neighborhood school that closed at the end of last school year.
The move by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services followed similarly grim statements issued recently by the other two major agencies, Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Services, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
The Chicago Public Schools were sending out layoff notices to nearly 500 teachers, as district officials outlined the district's budget plan for next school year.
Chicago Public School officials have backed off from some of their plans to stagger start times at dozens of schools.
A group of Chicago Democrats in the state legislature is pushing for voters to decide who serves on the school board. Not the mayor.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis on Friday painted a grim picture of ongoing contract talks with the Chicago Public Schools, calling the district's rejection of a possible one-year deal a "breach of trust."
The Republican governor accused House Speaker Michael Madigan of refusing to bargain in good faith and called on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other Democratic lawmakers to pressure the him.
A few dozen students and parents demonstrated at Daley Plaza - upset with the Chicago Public Schools plan to change the start time this fall at more than 80 schools.
Students, parents and teachers in the Logan Square neighborhood were joined by local aldermen for a rally against cuts to the budgets of ten neighborhood schools totaling nearly $5 million.
Members of Local School Councils from around the city have called on local leaders to stop pointing fingers in regard to the Chicago Public Schools' budget situation, and find a way to reverse the budget cuts affecting neighborhood schools.
Two Chicago high schools will start the new school year without their principals, who have been removed by the Chicago Public Schools, amid separate investigations by the district's inspector general.
Sunday's weather had feels-like temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees, which had residents finding ways to keep cool.
Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle Sunday evening, authorities say. Two suspects are in custody.
A spokesperson for Metra said an inbound 720 train hit the victim at the crossing at Smith and Wood Streets, adjacent to the Palatine station.
The suspect was taken into custody early Sunday morning and charged with reckless homicide and aggrvated DUI.
Joliet police officers found the 50-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, both of whom appeared to have suffered stab wounds early Sunday morning.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
Five years ago, the pup named Chong escaped his home near Lincoln, Nebraska. Someone else happened to get him microchipped before he ended up 642 miles away behind a truck stop in Indiana.
Thousands gathered for a community vigil in the German capital honoring one woman who was killed and 29 others who were hurt.
Palatine and Metra police are investigating after a woman was fatally hit by a Metra Union Pacific Northwest train on Sunday afternoon.
Survivors participated in the annual walk hosted by the Lymphoma Research Foundation to raise money for a cure for lymphoma.
For some, the quickest cool down came from the lake—whether they waded in or went by boat.
The suspect was taken into custody early Sunday morning and charged with reckless homicide and aggrvated DUI.
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago's Humboldt Park community early Sunday morning.
Sunday's weather had feels-like temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees, which had residents finding ways to keep cool.
Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle Sunday evening, authorities say. Two suspects are in custody.
A spokesperson for Metra said an inbound 720 train hit the victim at the crossing at Smith and Wood Streets, adjacent to the Palatine station.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Murakami hit a 385-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the first that gave Chicago its first lead of the game. It was his first homer since May 27th.
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, as the Pirates held off the Cubs 8-7 to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
The south Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, on Sunday honored retired NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade with a new street name and a day of celebration.
The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in Chicago since 2022.
Jeremy Peña finished with three of Houston's six hits and scored twice.
Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle Sunday evening, authorities say. Two suspects are in custody.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about robbers targeting victims who are trying to sell cellphones online on Chicago's West Side.
Two men and a woman were killed, and another woman was critically injured, when a vehicle hit a train during a police pursuit through Chicago's Southwest Side early Sunday morning.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting in the South Chicago community early Sunday.
